Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, says a global study from the OECD.
How Teachers Can Become Fluent in Classroom Technology
An educator shows how technological anxiety can be overcome by connecting with a device personally.
10 Sites for Creating Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers are used daily in education for any curriculum to help teach any subject (i.e. mind maps, brainstorms, etc.) These websites have made it easy to make beautiful-looking graphic organizers, great for visual learners. This list is in …
How to back up and share your book with Google Drive
Many schools use Google Drive as their method to back up and share files, and the free Google Drive app can be used on the iPad with Book Creator too.
How Google Impacts The Way Students Think
How do different cultures view humanity differently? Google it. Literally Google it. You see information differently–something that’s always accessible. And you see knowledge as searchable, even though that’s not how it works.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-google-impacts-the-way-students-think/…
What is a Nanodegree, and Why Should You Earn One?
It is both curriculum and credential, and it is built in concert with the standard-bearing companies where you’ll be interviewing: Google, AT&T, Autodesk, Cloudera, Salesforce, Amazon, Facebook, GitHub, and more.
http://blog.udacity.com/2015/08/what-is-a-nanodegree-and-why-should-you-earn-one.html…
7 things I learned about Gmail working at Google
Although I’m no longer affiliated with Google, I still use these seven Gmail tips that have a daily impact on my work to this day.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/09/16/7-things-i-learned-about-gmail-working-at-google/…
6 new Google Drive features you need to know about
Google’s added new features to Docs, Sheets and Slides, its online productivity tools. But you don’t have to be a student to use these cool new features, since they’re available to anyone with a Google account. Here are our …
Concerns with the Cloud for Canadians
One of the main problems with our data being sent to foreign servers, they say, is that Canadians forsake their otherwise strong constitutional protections by doing so.
Mathspace- An Interesting Educational Platform for Math Teachers
This award-winning platform combines three useful functionalities: an online maths textbook, workbook and mark book. Students can use Mathspace to get help with their math problems. It allows them to work on online math exercises and get instant feedback …
Popular Platforms for Skill Development Every Online Learner Must Know
Using new technologies allow students and teachers to learn another skill set that will help them in the marketplace. Check out this list of few platforms to know that can be your mantra for skill development.
A rare interview with the mathematician who cracked Wall Street
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Presentation of the Week: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015
The Commonwealth of Learning launches new MOOC platform
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has launched its new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for Development portal. This online service is built on the idea that offering a MOOC should be as easy as taking one. Interested partner institutions …
Let’s Hang! 10+ Ways to Spark Collaboration with Google Hangouts
Hangouts allows video chat for 10 people and has many incredible apps for you to make music, peer edit documents, screenshare, doodle, play games, and more!